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John Krasinski has been crowned the Sexiest Man Alive for 2024 by People Magazine, and there seems to have been mixed reactions to it on the internet. While some believe that there are other more deserving candidates for the title, they might not exactly be privy to what causes an actor to qualify for the title of People’s Sexiest Man Alive.
There has been a lot of debate about how People’s Sexiest Man Alive is chosen each year, with a slew of people often disagreeing with the magazine’s choice. The title, however, is bestowed upon the actor through a mixture of consensus and responses to coverage throughout the year, among other things, as reported by various sources.
People magazine chooses its Sexiest Man Alive through multiple processes
There are a lot of factors that go into determining what qualifies an actor for the role of Sexiest Man Alive each year. Throughout the years, multiple journalists and outlets have talked about what really goes into crowing an actor as the Sexiest Man Alive, a franchise thatPeople owns exclusive rightsto.
To begin with,as revealed in 2012 by Julie Jordan, the magazine keeps a close eye on the general public and comments on their coverage of actors throughout the year. However, she also revealed that another factor that contributes to a particular actor being chosen is talking to female celebrities as well.
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Further, the system of selection also includes consultations from focus groups, the results of which directly inform how the higher-ups approach the conversation around who is to be offered the crown.Dan Wakeford, former editor in chief for the magazine, also saidthat it wasn’t just looks that mattered when talking about who should be given the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ title. Also taken into account is what all the actors have been a part of in the past year, and what issues have they championed.
Lastly, it is also important for the actors who are being approached with the title to be comfortable with it, given that they will be participating in an interview for the magazine and also a photo shoot.
Given all this, there seems to be a general misunderstanding of how ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ is chosen
John Krasinskibeing crowned Sexiest Man Alive has led to some odd reactions from the public. Audiences have taken to the internet with some bizarre takes, which betray a less-than-ideal understanding of what the title actually means.
Glen Powell, Jonathon Bailey and Theo James have had a GREAT year. Like come on…
I know more handsome men than him.
only his wife thinks thatpic.twitter.com/DG9VeCxwog
Have we not seen other sexier men?
Given that People Magazine’s selection process involves a lot more than how the actor just looks. John Krasinski has had this title a long time coming, given how he has diversified into his directorial roles, while also being able to grow out of playing Jim Halpert, a role that is associated with him more than, say, Jack Ryan or Lee Abbot.
Anuraag Chatterjee
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Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
